Frederick S. Dellenbaugh/Elwood P. Bonney Collection, May 1931 -Nov. 1935, Oct. 1938, Nov. 1942, and 1960-1981

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Frederick S. Dellenbaugh/Elwood P. Bonney Collection, May 1931 -Nov. 1935, Oct. 1938, Nov. 1942, and 1960-1981

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The bulk of the Frederick S. Dellenbaugh [FSD] and Elwood P. Bonney [EPB] Collection consists of correspondence between FSD and EPB. The two men correspond with each other from 1931 until Dellenbaugh's death in Jan. 1935. The majority of the letters concern Dellenbaugh's life and experiences in the Grand Canyon. There are also numerous New York newspaper articles about Dellenbaugh and his books. Additional information on Bonney, including correspondence, also can be found in the collection.

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Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935

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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, artist, topographer, explorer and author, was born September 13, 1853 in McConnelsville, Ohio. After graduating from high school in Buffalo, New York, Dellenbaugh's interest in painting and boating led his uncle Almon Harris Thompson to introduce him to John Wesley Powell. Thompson was Powell's brother-in-law and served as second-in-command and chief topographer of Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River in 1871-1873. Powell appointed the seventeen year o...